Liquid-holding can



S. W. MILLIGAN LIQUID HOLDING CAN Filed Jan 22. 1924 wveutoz of New. Jersey,

m portions 0 STEPHW W. MILLIGAN, 01E NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO .THE MANUFAC- TUREBS CAN'CQ, 0F HARRISON, NEW JERSEY.

LIQUID-HOLDING can.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STEPHEN W. MILLI- GAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Liquid-Hold ing Cans; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as Wlll enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in shipping and pouring cans for numerous kinds of liquids, such as varnishes, syrups,

lubricating oils, etc. Cans of this character are often provided with pressed metal caps carrying swivel spouts for pouring purposes, and it is customary to place a sealing wafer between the cap and the neck of the can and to then tighten the cap with a pair of liers, in order to provide a liquid-tight sea This manner of tightening the caps is rather troublesome and causes a great deal of difliculty when the purchasers must open the cans It is oneobject of my invention to provide finger-grips for tightening and loosening the screw-cap, without the necessityof using pliers or the like, these fin ergrips. being formed by outwardly ben ing a continuous metal band which is soldered or otherwise secured around the depending threaded flange of the cap, whereby the band not only carries the finger-grips, but efiectivel reinforces the cap flange to prevent possi le spreading thereof when the cap is tightened. The finger-grips are also of advantage in holding the cap against posslble unscrewing, when adjustmg the swivel spout from an operative to an inoperative.

to position, or vice versa.

- Cans of the type to which I have referred, are commonly provided with arched handles extending over their tops, and when a number of the cans are packed in a case,-these at handles will .prevent the pouring spout from coming in contact with a side of the case or with other cans, unless the handle becomes lbent during rough handling of the case. en such bendmgofthe handle occurs,

"to the spout is permitted to strike other cans,

or a side of the case, as the case may be, and conse uently, it also is damaged. It is a fur ther o ject of my invention however, to provide a plug. normally held between the han- W die and the can top to assist in preventing ward bendin of said handle, the plug being easily removafiile however for use to close the can, after initial opening thereof.

With the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subject matter hereinafter described and claimed, the description being supplemented by the accompanying drawing.

Figure 1 is-a plan view ing my improvements.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view as indicated byline 2-2 of Fig. 1, showing the can sealed.

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view show ing the can opened and the spout positioned for pouring.

Figure 4 is an additional vertical sectional view on the plane indicated by line 4-4: of Fig. 1, but showing the plug used to close the can after initial opening.

Figure 5 is a horizontal sectional view on line 5-5 of Fig. l.

Figure 6 is a side elevation illustrating the manner in whih a number of the'cans may be stacked in a packing case.

In the drawing above briefly described,

the numeral 1 designates a metalcan of the type above referred to, said can being provided,with a threaded neck 2 connected with its top 3, and having an arched handle 4 extending over'said top. A .threaded sheet metal ca 5 normally clamps a sealing wafer 6 upon t e neck 2 and I have shown said cap provided with a swiveled pouring spout which ma be turned from an inner pos tion, at which it overlies the can top, as in Fig 1, to an extended operative position, as d1sclosed in Fig. 3. Tightly surrounding the flange 8 of the cap 5 and secured to said cap by solder ng throughout its circumference or otherwise, is a seamless metal band 9, spaced portions of this band being outwardly stamped as indicated at 10 to provide loop-like fingerpieces bymeans of which the cap may be easily applied and removed, without the use of pliers. Furthermore, when adjusting the swivel spout 7, the finger-pieces 10 are 111- strumental in holding the cap against possible turning with said spout.

The handle 4 is of such height as to protest the spout 7 when the latter'is swung to an inner position and a number of the cans are packed in a case for shipment, and inbending of this handle which would the can has been initially wafer '6 may again be employed, but

result in injury to the spout, is resisted by a stamped metal plug 11 which is held between the handle 4 and the can top 3, this top being provided with a shallow depression 12 under said handle, into which the plug is snapped, to hold it normally in place. As shown in Fig. 4, the plug 11 is usable to close the opening 13 through the1 cap 5, after opene After filling the can, the cap 5 is screwed in place by means of the finger-grips 10 to tightly secure the sealing wafer 6 against the can neck-2, and when a purchaser receives the can, the finger-pieces 10 are employed to unscrew the cap, permitting the wafer 6 to be removed and either thrown away or kept for future use. Then, the cap is rethreaded into place as shown in Fig. 4 and after properly adjusting the spout 7, it will be seen that the contents of the can may be discharged with ease. After the pouring operation, the plug 11 may be removed from the handle 4 and pressed manually into the opening 13, to close I desired, instead of using this plug, the

when it is necessary to discharge some of the contents of the can at frequent intervals, it is most desirable to use the plug 11. The disk or wafer 6 preferably comprises an upper layer of tin, a lower layer-of tin foil and an intermediate layer of yieldable packing material.

As excellent results have been obtained from the details disclosed, these details are preferably followed, but within the scope of the can for future use.

outlet neck, a screw cap threa the invention as claimed, numerous minor changes may be made.

I claim:

1. The combination with a screw cap having a threaded flange; of a-metal band secured around said flange to reinforce the same and bent outwardly into U-shape at intervals to provide finger-pieces for easilyturning the cap.

with a closure removably-held in said shal-' low depression by said handle and adapted to close the can after init'al opening thereof. 4. A, liquid holding can having a threaded neck and having a pourmg opening, and a packing disk removably clamped between said cap and the outer edge of said neck, said disk comprising an upper layer of tin, a lower layer of tin-foil to yieldably en age the neck of the can, and an interme iate layer of yieldable packing material.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature.

STEPHEN w'. rnLLIeAN.

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